"Creativity takes courage"

About Doodles

Doodles is an online community presence for artists and artisans to showcase their wonderful creations. Doodles has had a retail presence on the high street and has now transitioned to becoming an online community but still with all the magic that made Doodles the ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ that it was.

Katy, the founder of Doodles has begun to build a reputation for her original, creative designs using 3D elements and resin which has become hugely popular, focusing primarily on botanicals and nature..

She paints with oils, acrylics and mixed media creating stunning compositions that use vivid colours, textures and finishes to create a distinctive and magical style.

With her background in Graphic Design, her compositions always have a strong sense of design and style and her love of nature and colour are a distinctive element within her work.

Her often large scale pieces contain a rich tapestry of textures and finishes.

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KATY'S LATEST WORKS

BumbleBees 2020

This new series has a modern contemporary feel. Featuring beautifully painted honey bees with almost touchable fur, gossamer fine iridescent wings and metallic copper elements against a dark charcoal grey background in a matt finish that contrasts exquisitely with the fine details of the bees.

Originals: Size 30cm x 30cm in a 50cm x 50cm Frame

(Originals, signed by the artist and framed in a contemporary white frame with a 10cm white mount surround).

Prints: Size 30cm x 30cm.

This can also be framed, please email for details:
contact@doodlesonline.co.uk

(High quality giclee print on studio paper with archival inks, hand embellished with copper details and iridescent finishes).

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Falling into Wonderland 2019

Artwork at Blenheim Palace

'Falling into Wonderland' is a series of paintings created by artist Katy Stevens.

Katy worked with the wonderful team at Blenheim Palace for their magical 'Alice in the Palace' event! From canvases to cards, Katy's whole 'Falling into Wonderland' series was on sale for all to see.

Katy creates a journey of the imagination using acrylics and mixed media creating stunning compositions that use vivid colours, textures and finishes to create a distinctive and magical style.

As well as original artwork, there are limited edition signed prints and a range of related merchandise available here online on our website.

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GO GO Hares 2018

"Honey Bunny"

Sold for £11,000 (all proceeds to Break Charity - Changing Young Lives)

City Trail Hare - 'Honey Bunny' is inspired by a love of botanicals, insects and the natural world. With the endless and often surprising colour combinations of flowers, diverse shapes and infinite variety of structure, size and scale, they provide an irresistible palette to work from. Honey Bunny is crammed full of colours that are deep, rich and vibrant incorporating blooms, bees and honeycombs with flashes of metallics and textures to create a visual feast.

GoGoHares 2018 has raised a grand total of £409,600 for Break! This includes the auction of both the County and City Hares. A massive thank you to everyone who visited the trail, donated, volunt'hared and bidded!

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Sitting with Jane Arts Trail 2017

"Beyond the Birdcage"

Sold for £7,000 (all proceeds to The Ark Cancer Charity, Basingstoke)

Beyond the Birdcage, represents the restrictions felt by women of Jane Austen’s time with the birds flying to symbolise the beginning of a new freedom inspired by Austen for women to begin to make their own choices in life, both emotionally and financially. Look carefully and spot the hedgehog and mouse nestling in a corner of the BookBench.

This BookBench was in Festival Place’s summer garden in Festival Square and it achieved the vote for the public's all round favourite bench.

Beyond the Birdcage is sponsored by The Hampshire Court Hotel, Highfield Park Hotel, The Apollo Hotel, Holiday Inn, Stagecoach and Alpha Cars – local businesses that will help you enjoy staying and travelling around the area.